Dr. Hiram Davis, son of Dr. William Hooker Lee and Phoebe (Davis) Lee, born Nov. 20, 1791, near Albany, N.Y., married 1818, Anne Terry, (dau. of Parshall Terry and Rhoda Skinner, "a United Empire loyalist of Erie District, and member of the first Parliament of Canada;" "was a Lieutenant in the Butler Ranger in the Revolutionary War, and fought on the King's side from 1776 to 1781, when they were disbanded.")
Dr. Lee was a physician of high standing. While a medical student, he acted as surgeon to the British troops in the Anglo-America War of 1812-1815, at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane; afterwards, practiced medicine at Southwold, Chippewa, Niagara and London. "At the latter place, he was the Government medical officer. He died Oct. 29, 1847, during an epidemic of typhus fever, owing to his indefatigable exertions to attend his patients most carefully. He was a man of talent, and esteemed for his unblemished and upright character.
"As a mark of respect, the shops in London were closed during his funeral. A long and steady practice in this part of the upper Provinces gave him an acquaintance with all classes, in whose homes he was a welcome visitor. His offerings of services were free to many of his poorer patients. Compassion was a prominent trait in his character."
- Extract from the "Church Newspaper," October, 1847, London, Ont.
In another column will be found an obituary of an able and intrepid physician, Dr. Lee, whose self-sacrifice on the alter of duty, well deserves to be classed in the ranks of martyrdom. The bereavement which society at large suffers, from the loss of such a man as Dr. Lee, is one of the most afflicting features of this fearful disease, which has been brought into the province by the late unhealthy immigration."
Anne Ferry, the widow of Dr. Lee, after his death, lived at Byron. "She was a pious and charitable lady, and the chief contributor towards the building of an Episcopal Church, in that village. At the suggestion of Bishop Cronyn, it was called St. Anne, out of respect to Mrs. Lee." She died at Laporte, Ind., while on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Daly, Dec. 21, 1874, and was buried there. Children:
* Elvira, born Feb. 12, 20.
* Edward William, born Nov 3, 1822. Killed by kick of a horse, July, 1833.
* John Rolph, born Oct. 10, 1823. Graduated M.D. of McGill University, Montreal, 1848 - was drowned in Frand River, near Brantford, May 19, 1848, by capsizing of a boat.
* Hiram Chisholm, born Sept. 14, 1825.
* Graves Simcoe, born Dec. 1, 1828; m. Hattie Arnold - studied law, but afterwards became an actor - a resident of the Edwin Forrest Home, Philadelphia, (1897.)
* James Hamilton, born Aug. 1, 1830. Was a medical student; d. at London, Ont., Feb. 24, 1849.
* Annie, born May .. 1835; m. Charles B. Daly, 1855 - a civil engineer, Kingston, Ont.
* Louisa L., born Oct. 1842.
* Edmond Roscoe, born Sept. 1843.
